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- From: Anssi Oorni <oorni@hkkk.fi>
- Subject: Re: Worst Allied WW2 Fighters
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- Organization: Helsinki School of Economics, Finland
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- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 17:40:02 GMT
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- From Anssi Oorni <oorni@hkkk.fi>
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- In <Bzq304.4yu@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM> ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib) writes:
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- >From ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib)
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- >In article <BzEz4v.Ey6@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM> Robert E George <regeorge@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> writes:
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- >> Fiat G-50
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- >Hmmm...
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- >Wasn't it Robert Stanford Tuck who had the day off when his
- >squadron intercepted an Italian force consisting of slow bombers
- >and Fiat biplanes? This was at the height of the Battle of Bri-
- >tain. The italians were brave but the biplanes didn't do too well
- >against Hurricanes.
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- I think that you are refering to the attack the Italians made against
- Harwich on 11 November 1940. The fighters were not Fiat G-50s but
- CR42s. RAF claimed "some thirteen" bombers and fighters shot down.
- Since the Battle ended officially on 31 October this attack was not
- part of it. The Italians actually made their first "attack" on 29
- October but they turned back as soon as AA opened fire at them. Only
- some bombs were scattered over Ramsgate.
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- Source:
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- Richard Hough and Denis Richards, The Battle of Britain
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- | Anssi Oorni (oorni@hkkk.fi) | I really know where my |
- | Helsinki School of Economics, Computing Centre | towel is... er was. |
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